Get ready for a thrilling adventure! Kadokawa has announced a brand new television anime adaptation of Yuji Iwahara‘s action-packed manga, Clevatess -Majū no Ō to Akago to Shikabane no Yūsha- (Clevatess – The King of Magical Beasts, the Baby, and the Corpse Hero)!

The anime boasts an impressive cast, including Haruka Shiraishi as Alicia, Mutsumi Tamura as Clen, and Yūichi Nakamura as Clevatess.

Kiyotaka Taguchi, the genius behind SSSS.Dynazenon, is directing the anime at Lay-duce. With Keigo Koyanagi (Brave Bang Bravern!, The Rising of The Shield Hero) handling series scripts, Souichirou Sako (Buddy Daddies, Magi: Adventure of Sinbad) designing characters, and Nobuaki Nobusawa (Mr. Villain’s Day Off, Police in a Pod, Steins;Gate 0) composing the music, this anime is sure to be a hit!

The story follows Alicia, a brave hero who’s been chosen by the king to embark on a quest to subjugate the lord of magical beasts, Clevatess. But as they wield legendary swords, they might just bring about the realm’s deadliest catastrophe – and the world’s last hope lies in a baby entrusted to the lord of magical beasts!

Iwahara, the mastermind behind Darker than Black and King of Thorn, launched the manga on LINE Manga app in August 2020, and it’s been gaining popularity ever since!

Kadokawa has also announced plans to publish new editions of the manga’s compiled book volumes, starting with the first and second volumes on July 5, followed by the third volume on August 28, and the fourth volume on September 28.

Get ready to join the adventure! Stay tuned for more updates on this exciting new anime!

Source: Press release

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